India Monsooned Malabar AA
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Cupping Notes: Heavy body, dark chocolate, tobacco, granola

About This Coffee

Before steamships, coffee moved across the planet in slow wooden sailing vessels. Green coffee would “age” during the voyage to America and the resulting “mellow” flavour became prized by consumers as did coffees from Yemen and Java. Monsooned coffee seeks to replicate these sea voyages. Green coffee is spread out on the floors of warehouses with roofs but no walls, exposing the beans to the wet winds of monsoon season on the west coast of India for 3 or 4 months. This process results in coffee that is full bodied, savory, and low in acidity.

Origin: India

Region: Baba Budan Giri, Manjarabad and Coorg

Producer Type: Small Holder Farmers

Processing: Natural/Dry Processed

Growing Altitude: 850m-1000m

Plant Species: Arabica

Varietals: Catuai, Caturra

History of Coffee in India  

If coffee was born in Ethiopia and grew up in Yemen, then it left home to make its own way in the world through India in the 17th Century, when Baba Budan, returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca, smuggled seven beans and planted them in hills of the Chikkamagaluru district, a hill region now known as Baba Budan Giri. Green coffee cultivation grew slowly in India and the first formal plantations were established by the British in 1840 in the same region where the first coffee was planted. 

Growing Coffee in India

Over the years, repeated battles with leaf rust and an emphasis on yield caused India to increase planting Robusta and prioritize shade growing conditions. Today, India grows more than twice as much Robusta as Arabica and nearly all coffee is grown under shade, much of it in forest conditions. Over 21% of India’s coffee is exported to Italy, where Robusta has long been a part of traditional espresso blends. In recent years, Olam has been finding coffee for the specialty market. India is poised to attract increasing attention from specialty markets, and not only because quality is quickly improving. Coffee plantations in India are home to abundant wildlife, including tigers and elephants, because of the forest-like conditions. Compared to shade grown coffee in other parts of the world, coffee in India is grown in dense shade conditions, and almost intercropped with peppercorn, cardamom, areca nut, oranges, bananas, and other crops. By law, those who work on coffee farms must be paid minimum wage. Though the system for determining this wage in different sectors is complex, coffee workers in India tend to make more than the world-wide average. They also receive child care, maternity leave, free housing, and pensions.

Canada Post Strike

CUPW has issued a strike notification to Canada Post.  They have yet to say whether this will be a rotating strike or whether it will be a nationwide shut down.  During this time we are going to continue to try and offer free shipping using wither Purolator or UPS so that our customers can continue to ensure that they get there parcels in a timely manner.  Although we would like to say that we will be able to offer this service to all of our customers for some orders this is simply not feasible.

We hope that this strike will not last for long and hope that you will continue to support our business during these difficult days.  We appreciate your patience and understanding in these matters.

 

 

 

 

Canadian Customers

Pre-Umber is happy to offer our Canadian customers free shipping on all orders over $100.00 (Northwest Territories, Nunavut and the Yukon there is a flat rate fee)  Orders qualifying for free shipping will be sent via Canada Post Expedited Parcel service, UPS or Purolator depending on your address.  If you do not want to use the free shipping option you will have the option to choose which method you would like us to ship and you simply pay what we have to pay for shipping.

If your cart just doesn't seem to total up to $100.00, don't worry.  Pre-Umber offers real-time carrier shipping through Canada Post as well as other courier services.  To access these other couriers you can not use a PO Box but must use a physical address.  You will see the real-tie pricing and can choose the method of shipping that you would like. 

Pre-Umber wants you to enjoy your coffee or merchandise as soon as we can get it to you, so we always strive to send your order out within 24 hours of having received it.

To see the Canada Post delivery standards please follow this link and use our Postal code T4J 1R1. Delivery Standards

 

United States of America Customers

Pre-Umber is now shipping to customers in the continental United States of America.  We are using Canada Post/USPS for shipping so as to include the greatest number of customers. 

We are offering a flat rate shipping fee:

0 - 12 Pounds a flat rate of $20 CND (way cheaper in USD)

12 -20 Pounds a flat rate of $35 CND (still way cheaper in USD)

31-55 Pounds a flat rate of $60 CND (still very cheap in USD)

If you would rather not use the flat rate option you can choose to use Expedited Parcel USA or Xpresspost USA at your own expense.

We do our best to ship all orders within 24 hours of receiving the order and many are shipping within a matter of hours.

We look forward to serving all your home coffee roasting needs.

 

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Wayne

It’s been years since Ive seen monsooned malabar. From the land of tea, a superb coffee is Not what you would expect from India, but superb it is! monsooned Malabar is one of those “mic drop” moments; deep, rich, smooth. Chocolate, brown sugar, spices. Amazing on its own, extraordinary blended with Yirgacheffe, or Tanzanian Peaberry.